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Situated high on hill overlooking old airfield.
(M. Osborne lists the structure as a Battle Headquarters with two observation cupolas).
(Source: Field Visit 1995/09/15)
Battle Headquarters in a high position overlooking the former Ibsley Airfield. The layout of the building is similar to the description and drawing no. 11008/41 in work cited below. Most of the structure is below ground level apart from the observation posts. The main roof over the office, toilet and runners areas is visible on the surface as an asphalt path between the two observation posts. The roof of the PBX Room is not visible, so is possibly buried more deeply. The western observation post has observation slits on all four sides. The eastern observation post has slits only on the north, south and east sides. The roofs of the observation posts and main roof are constructed of concrete on plank shuttering, covered in black render, asphalt based. The apertures in the observation posts' roofs are formed of corrugated iron shuttering held in place by steel girders. The concrete floors of the observation posts are 1.22m above the floors of the office, etc. The internal ceiling height is 2.18m, except in the observation posts which are 1.97m. The concrete ceiling is white and the walls cream, the blue paint visible today having been daubed recently. The internal walls are of brick, but there may be a concrete wall around the whole structure.
(Source: Field Visit 1998/09/20)
| Official Name | RAF Ibsley |
|---|---|
| Type of site | BATTLE HEADQUARTERS |
| Location | Newlands Plantation, off Gorley Road, nr. Cross Lanes, Ibsley - approx. 200 yards to the E of Gorley Road, on hill opposite Moyles Court School. |
| Area |
Ibsley, Hampshire, England |
| Grid reference |
SU 1635 0880
(Scale: 1:25000
, 1996)
|
| Period | WW2 |
| Condition | Good |
| Materials | Clay Brick, Concrete, Corrugated Iron, Reinforced Concrete, Steel |
| Threats |
Type: Vandalism (Medium Term) Detail: Continuing threat of vandalism despite the site becoming recently a National Trust property. |
| Recorder | Wylie, A.E. |
| Defence grouping |
RAF Ibsley defences - Ground defences. |
| Attached Sheets | (4) - further information and plans. |
| Photographs |
(19) - 8 exterior views, 11 interior (1 DIGITISED). |
| DOB site reference: | S0007964 |
| Associated Identifier | Hampshire SMR (ref: SU10NE 65) |
| Reference |
RAF Ibsley 1941-1947, Part 1 1996 British Military Airfield Architecture: from airships to the jet age. |
| Event |
Field Visit, On 1995/09/15 Construction, Circa 1941 Field Visit, In the period 1998 2000 Field Visit, In the period 1998 2000 |
